Practically free GPz550

RetroRiceRocketRider wrote:

And I miss my '84 ZX550.

Ahhhh...you miss yours b/c yours was "nice"...I picked up an '85 that was a million mile roach and I fixed it to sell...by the time I got that thing running I hated it with a passion...if I'd have fightered it, I probably would have liked it, but I was going for the "plastic + $" for the sale. Yours looks nice, though!

Wish I'd kept mine.
Prices for Gpz's are creeping up here in the UK, quickly becoming a collectors bike and a future classic.

Still miss mine cos it was in such good nick, couldnt get used to the handling though. Weird.



Post edited by: Fourtoes, at: 2007/07/20 03:19

Post edited by: Fourtoes, at: 2007/07/20 03:20

You just fix that there bike up, dont rape her for parts.
that is a fine looking project and you are lucky that the members of my website had me busy being barney fife or i would have purchased her before you.
long live the mossbeater memories.

hell of a deal!! may not take much to get it up and running, did a title come with the deal?

good deal...

I havent been cruising CL in a while but good find

welcome from another Seattle member

Fourtoes: yeah, I think the handling thing was what I didn't like about the '85 I had...seemed like my '83 was a lot tighter and gave way more feedback from the front end...seemed like...

I put progressive springs in the front and replaced the 4" rise stock clipons w/ the flat GPz750 clips...also lowered the front about an inch. Improved the handling and feel alot. Messing w/ the air forks and rear monoshock is a bit of a black art, but once dialed in this little buzz bomb of mine is a joy in the twisties and loves to rev.

Sounds great...got some pics for a 'play by play' as you do your thing?

...that sounds like a personal question lol

RetroRiceRocketRider wrote:

You were refering to the oil cooler as a part that may end up being donated to your 650, right?
If you want to run the oil cooler the same as it is on "Angel" (to the "block" on the front of the oil pan), you'll actually need an oil pan from either a 750 Zephyr or any year of the 750 GPz models. They are a direct bolt-on for the 650's.

I was indeed! Good to know, thank you. I think the 550 deserves to be resurrected (and doesn't look too far gone to me, really) especially given that it has less than 30K miles on it. But there's a part of me that doesn't want to feel like I'm abandoning Tess. I always promised her certain special parts would go to her when I find them. Resurrecting an Angel and keeping Tess happy at the same time should be doable.

Bad Kaw wrote:

Sounds great...got some pics for a 'play by play' as you do your thing?

That does sound personal. But since you asked for it, sure. I've got a couple I'll toss up probably this evening.

Great deal! I paid 50 bucks just for a fairing like the one on your bike. I would love to see you bring that GPZ back to life like she deserves:)